bloc

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South Lhonak Lake was first captured by a covert CIA satellite surveillance program designed to focus on the Soviet bloc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Joblessness broadly held steady across the bloc, slightly up in Italy, marginally down in Spain, while unchanged in France and Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Kwankwaso brings a fresh appeal to the coalition and has a large support base in the mainly Muslim northern Nigeria, a key voting bloc in national elections.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed reports that his invitation to the forthcoming G7 summit in France has been withdrawn, saying non-attendance by a country outside the bloc should surprise no-one.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Almost all of the countries that place some restrictions on voting in prison are in Eastern Europe, part of the former Communist bloc.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander